not 1 but 2 EO stickers spotted in Macalister Gorge

Submitted: Sunday, Jan 13, 2008 at 17:59

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Nick R (VIC)

First I hear some chatter on uhf 14, then I bother listening in and hear a familiar name or 2. I make contact with the voices and establish that my suspicions were true that members JohnR (&marg) and Twinkles are taking the hard way down Burgoyne Gap Track into Macalister Gorge.
A while later the vehicles with 2 freinds as well come into view. Despite excellent instructions to the chicken track water crossing all chose the rooster crossing before stopping for lunch with us on the opposite side of the river.
After lunch and some sharing of tall stories of our entrance to the area we set off for a tour of the area.
There was a nice mix of steep, rocky both with large and small rocks.
Although the area had been scarred by fire life was returning with 000's of grass trees flowering and eucalypts cloaked in lush green foliage up their trunks. Reptiles, large and small were also returning to the area.

Another reason for scouting the track we did was to assess whether there might be a more friendly way out now that we had our trailer in to the gorge. This proved to be not the case up the track we went.
It was with a sense of trepidation we set off this morning back up Burgoyne Gap Track, with it's 2 hairpin bends and downed trees. Fortunately with some careful driving, track gardening and guidance from swmbo we made it out with minimal fuss. even made it to Walhalla in time for an early lunch.
see ya later,
NickR